Hay-stacker



2 Sheets-Sheet' Patented Jan. 2, 1883 ATTORNEYS.

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' J. P. FELL & E. C. GREGG.

HAY STAGKER.

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HAY STAGKER.

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UNITED H STATES PMATENT OFFICE.

' JASPER P. FELL AND EDGAR C. GREGG, OF WHEELING, MISSOURI.

HAY-STACKE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,043, dated January 2,1888.

w Application filedOctober 6, 1882. (X0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JASPER P. FELL and EDGAR G. GREGG, of Wheeling, in the county of Livingston and State of'Missouri, have invented certai-n new and useful Improvements in Hay-Smokers; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, and Fig. 3'is a rear view, of our improved hay-stacker.

The same or corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by the same letters of reference.

This invention relates to hay-slackers; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A represents the horizontal base-frame, which, if desired, may be mounted upon wheels, in order to enable the device to be conveniently moved from place to place.

B B are uprights mounted at the rear end offrame A, and supporting the upper ends of the inclined track-beams O G, the lower ends of which are secured to the front end of frame A. Extension-p'ieces-DDarehingedorjointed to thelower ends of the track-beams G by straps E. Said extension-pieces, when the device is in use,-reach to the ground. When not in use they may be folded up upon the main trackheams, so as not to interfere with the moving of the machine.

F is the carrier, which consists of a set or series of teeth or fingers, G, connected by transverse bars or braces H. The carrieris provided with two rearwardly-extending arms, I 1- one on each side of the'base-frame and inclined trackand the rear ends of which are pivoted to the lower front ends of short arms J, pivoted at the rear corners of the base-frame.

K K are teeth pivotedto the rear ends of the teeth G of the carrier, and constituting, to-

gether with a transverse bar, L, by which they are connected, the compressing-frame M.

NN are arms pivoted to the sides of two of the teeth K, and having their rear endspivoted to the arms J in rear of the points at which the arms I, above described, are pivoted to the said arms J The arms I I are connected by a transverse rod, 0, upon which are mounted a pair of flanged wheels or rollers, P P, traveling upon the inclined track-beams. The rollers,

P have grooves Q to receive the hoistin g-tackle, as will be presently described.

' R R represent pulleys mounted in brackets S at the upper ends of the track-beams G. The uprights B B, supporting said track-beams, are

connected by a cap-piece or brace, T, and by di-' agonal braces U, at the lower ends of which are brackets V,-in which pulleys W are mounted.

The hoisting-ropes X X are made fast at the upper ends of the track-beams C. They pass from thence over the wheels or rollers P, where they are received in the grooves Q, then over the pulleys R at the upper ends of the trackbeams, and finally down over the pulleys W, after which they are connected in any suitable manner to enable the draft to be properly applied.

Theoperation of our invention will be readily understood. When the carrier is lowered to the ground the load is deposited upon it by the rake or gatherer, or in any suitable manner. Draft being then applied to the hoisting-ropes, the carrier is elevated upon the inclined track, where it is gradually tilted by the pivoted arms I J. The latter and the arms N also serve to throw the compressing-frame M forward, thus compressing the load and holding it securely while being elevated. the track is reached the arms J, which have been moved in a downward and rearward direction by the arms I of the carrier, are again raised with the latter, thus tilting the cornpressing-frame down wardly and permittingthe load toslide off upon the stack. When the When the summit of i draft upon the hoisting-ropes is released the frame, the rearwardly-extending carrier-arms I, pivoted to the lower ends of said arms J, the R and W, and the hoisting-ropes X, all concompressing-frame M, pivoted to the carrier, the arms N, connecting said frame M withathe pivoted arms J, and the rod 0, connecting the arms I, and having rollers P, asset forth.

2. As an improvement in hay-staekers, the combination and arrangement, as described, of the base-frame, the inclined track, having hinged extensions D, the carrier F, arms I, the pivoted arms J, the compressing-frame M, pivoted connecting-arms N, rod 0, flanged rollers P, provided with grooves Q, the pulleys structed and operating substantially as set forth.

.In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereunto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses,

JASPER P. FELL' EDGAR C. GREGG.

Witnesses THORNTER MYERs, J OHN B.-BUGKNER. 

